Verse 1
Same couch, same screen, same old night
Same folks complainin’ but won’t change life
They say “one day” like it’s guaranteed
But tomorrow don’t wait on fear or dreams
I’ve slept in trucks, chased sunrise light
Missed a little work just to feel alive
Got dirt on my jeans, gas on my hands
Worth more than a perfect plan
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Chorus
If you don’t go nowhere, you won’t know nothin’
If you don’t take risks, you won’t feel somethin’
Memories don’t grow where you play it safe
They’re born in the miles and the wrong turn days
Yeah, life ain’t found in a straight-line trail
If you never leave, you got no tales
You can stay right still, let the years slip by
Or live a little and have stories to tell
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Verse 2
I’ve been lost in towns I can’t pronounce
Found good people I still think about
Some nights cold, some days hot
Some lessons cost, some lessons taught
They ask why I’m always gone
Why I don’t stay where I’m from
I say “I love it, but I love movin’ too”
You don’t grow roots if you never move
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Chorus
If you don’t go nowhere, you won’t know nothin’
If you don’t take risks, you won’t feel somethin’
Memories don’t grow where you play it safe
They’re born in the miles and the wrong turn days
Yeah, life ain’t found in a straight-line trail
If you never leave, you got no tales
You can stay right still, let the years slip by
Or live a little and have stories to tell
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Bridge (Half-spoken, reflective)
Every scar got a chapter
Every road got a name
You don’t remember the comfort
You remember the flames
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Verse 3 (Short, punchy)
I ain’t rich, but I feel full
Got more stories than a bank account could
I don’t need proof, don’t need praise
Just another memory I can take to the grave
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Final Chorus
If you don’t go nowhere, you won’t know nothin’
If you don’t get lost, you won’t find somethin’
The best days hide where plans derail
In busted boots and late-night tales
Yeah, time don’t stop, it don’t wait
It don’t care ‘bout comfort or hesitate
You can play it safe, let the years slip by
Or live a little and have stories to tell
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Outro
One day this road runs out…
Make sure it was worth talkin’ about
AFTERLIFE
